State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Thomas v. State

Decided September 4, 1998. John Malcolm Patterson wrote the opinion for the court.

766 So. 2d 860 · Cited 75 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

State v. Onidas · 635 S.W.2d 516
Parker v. State · 549 So. 2d 989
Caldwell v. Mississippi · 472 U.S. 320
Crosslin v. State · 446 So. 2d 675
Ex Parte Slaton · 680 So. 2d 909
Daniels v. State · 650 So. 2d 544
Arthur v. State · 575 So. 2d 1165
Ex Parte Clark · 728 So. 2d 1126
Eaton v. State · 177 So. 2d 444
People v. Williams · 333 N.W.2d 577
United States v. Cronic · 466 U.S. 648
Drope v. Missouri · 420 U.S. 162
Ex Parte Bankhead · 585 So. 2d 112
People v. Hovey · 749 P.2d 776
Ex Parte Taylor · 666 So. 2d 73
Hallford v. State · 548 So. 2d 526
Smith v. State · 588 So. 2d 561
Smith v. State · 581 So. 2d 497
Brown v. State · 690 So. 2d 276
Ex Parte Kyzer · 399 So. 2d 330
Taylor v. State · 666 So. 2d 36
Hooks v. State · 534 So. 2d 329
Ex Parte Johnson · 620 So. 2d 709
Ex Parte Rutledge · 523 So. 2d 1118
State v. Zuniga · 357 S.E.2d 898

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Minor v. State · 914 So. 2d 372
Lee v. State · 44 So. 3d 1145
Hodges v. State · 856 So. 2d 875
Williams v. State · 783 So. 2d 108
Reeves v. State · 226 So. 3d 711
Nicks v. State · 783 So. 2d 895
Ex Parte Thomas · 766 So. 2d 975
Clark v. State · 196 So. 3d 285
Barksdale v. State · 788 So. 2d 898
Jackson v. State · 791 So. 2d 979
Commonwealth v. Keaton · 729 A.2d 529
McGahee v. State · 885 So. 2d 191
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Ferguson v. State · 814 So. 2d 925
McWhorter v. State · 781 So. 2d 257

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